Yevgeny Yepov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Hero of the Russian Federation
Date of Birth: 04-Oct-1988
Place of Birth: Chernyshevsky District, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia
Date of Death: 27-Jan-2012
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Yevgeny Yepov
- Yevgeny Yurevich Yepov (Russian: ??????? ??????? ????; 4 October 1988 — 27 January 2012) was a sergeant of the MVD Spetsnaz who was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Russian Federation. On 27 January 2012 Epov was killed in battle in Kizlyarsky District, Dagestan.
- During the battle, a militant threw a grenade that landed near his unit.
- He jumped onto it, shielding other soldiers from injury.
- Three other soldiers died in the battle.Epov was posthumously awarded with the Hero of the Russian Federation medal by a presidential decree on 28 April 2012.
- The medal was presented to Epov's family on 20 July 2012.
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